{"product_id":"backstairs-billy-paperback","title":"Backstairs Billy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcelo Dos Santos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1979. Clarence House, London. The Queen Mother's receptions are in full swing and the champagne is flowing. Guiding the proceedings is William 'Billy' Tallon, page of the backstairs, keeper of the keys, holder of the royal corgis - and the royal secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside the palace walls, unemployment, inflation and industrial action are bringing Britain to its knees, and the country is on the verge of changing seismically under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. These two worlds are about to collide, with dizzying consequences for everyone...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBackstairs Billy\u003c\/em\u003e examines the fifty-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her most loyal, most outrageous servant, who joined her household at the age of fifteen. Marcelo Dos Santos's irreverent comedy was first produced by the Michael Grandage Company at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 2023, directed by Grandage and starring Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcelo Dos Santos\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning playwright and scriptwriter. His plays include: \u003cem\u003eBackstairs Billy\u003c\/em\u003e (West End, 2023); \u003cem\u003eFeeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen\u003c\/em\u003e (Summerhall, Edinburgh, 2022 and Bush Theatre, London, 2023); \u003cem\u003eNew Labour\u003c\/em\u003e (RADA, 2014, directed by Richard Wilson); \u003cem\u003eLionboy\u003c\/em\u003e adapted from the novels by Zizou Corder (Complicite, 2013 and 2014); \u003cem\u003eLovers Walk\u003c\/em\u003e (Southwark Playhouse); and \u003cem\u003eCheer Up, This is Only the Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e (Liverpool Playhouse).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220139655417,"sku":"9781839042799","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/P_EuwDRk8b9781839042799.webp?v=1768174175","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/backstairs-billy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}